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A few of this week's pics

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DJL

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wild rose
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dog working hard. Flood of 2005 evident - where the water runs used to be a dirt logging trail
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Cheeky visitor at the cabin
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Big fella enjoying the shade of a creek bank
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Oh how pretty, now why couldn't we be blessed with wild roses that look like that, instead of the monsters we have? LOL

Nice pictures.......Thanks for sharin.

Fella in the shade don't look too concerned that your snappin photos.
 
Mrs. Greg we live south of Longview on Highway 22, so are east of Kananaskis Country. You've heard of the Whaleback Special Places thing, now called Bob's Creek Wildland Park? We run cows one the eastern slope of it.

Jersey, the fella in the shade doesn't get too excited as long as you zoom in from a distance. He is there everyday, along with a smaller buck and a doe. I have taken many shots of him, but can't get close enough for one that is clear and close.
 
He is just a baby, and although the pic isn't as clear as I'd like, you can see how he compares to a flake of rolled oats, which he holds in his hands. He is only about four inches tall, and I'm pretty sure its a boy, because he never quit scolding the whole time he was there!

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Those are very nice photos, DJL. Looks like beautiful country in which to run cattle. What power of a zoom do you have on your camera? My little "3 power" doesn't get me that close to wildlife; either that, or I'm just not quiet enough for those good sneak shots. :? :-) It's good to see that you are horseback when taking these pictures. :wink:

Keep 'em coming.
 
Soapweed, my camera is a ten power optical zoom, and I wish I was steadier, so I could get higher into the digital zoom and still take clear pictures. It goes up to 48x but you'd need a tripod, and the quality isn't there.
As to the horseback part, I do spend a lot of time riding, but I don't usually carry the camera. The quad is my packhorse for salt and zipping up to check all the far gates in a hurry. This area is forestry, so anyone can and do wander through, and they don't always close gates behind them, unfortunately. We get a lot of quad and dirt bike traffic on weekends, and while most of them are good and stay to the old logging trails, it only takes one to leave gates down. They can get to all them easily in a day, so I spend a lot of time checking gates. At times I have gathered a ton of cattle with the quad and dogs too, but its not nearly as scenic putting along ahead of the cattle while the dogs bring them, and definitely not an easy way to take pics :wink:
 
Oh Ok now I got where you are...you of course know how lucky you are to live in that area of Alta.

After our sons wedding we are taking a trip to Nanton to that Western Store,thanks for the heads-up. :)
 
Great pics, I'm impressed with your camera...........:nod:

That "chickmunk" (as Al used to call them) must be pretty tiny.......that oat looks almost like a loaf of bread!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:

The buck ain't no dainty little thang, though......... :shock: :lol:
 
DJL said:
Soapweed, my camera is a ten power optical zoom, and I wish I was steadier, so I could get higher into the digital zoom and still take clear pictures. It goes up to 48x but you'd need a tripod, and the quality isn't there.
As to the horseback part, I do spend a lot of time riding, but I don't usually carry the camera. The quad is my packhorse for salt and zipping up to check all the far gates in a hurry. This area is forestry, so anyone can and do wander through, and they don't always close gates behind them, unfortunately. We get a lot of quad and dirt bike traffic on weekends, and while most of them are good and stay to the old logging trails, it only takes one to leave gates down. They can get to all them easily in a day, so I spend a lot of time checking gates. At times I have gathered a ton of cattle with the quad and dogs too, but its not nearly as scenic putting along ahead of the cattle while the dogs bring them, and definitely not an easy way to take pics :wink:
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Have you ever tried putting your camera in timer mode set for a few seconds lag time then let it snap itself with you holding it steady instead of having to push the button. I've found I don't jostle as much letting it shoot automatically and the pictures are clearer. You got some good wildlife shots there- cute little rascal eating, that one!
 

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